the blue blog archives: how sweet it is

My summer beach version of sweetness is coming along well. I can't stop knitting this because I just love seeing how the colors are coming out! I added waist shaping and now this puppy is like totally form-fitting. I've slipped it on and we're talking second skin here. I hope it won't end up being too immodest to wear! I keep telling myself that the cotton will grow a bit while I've got it on. Yeah, it'll grow a bit. Right.

posted by alison at 8:07 pm | in tank girl two

Comments

Very, very sweet! And you can definitely get away with form-fitting :)

Posted by: Kathy at May 7, 2003 8:37 PM

goodness sakes alive! I can't believe it--look how far you've gotten! It looks great, Alison!

Posted by: Leigh at May 7, 2003 11:39 PM

Oh...so luverly. And I love that waist-shaping. If you've got it, flaunt it, lady!

(Don't worry - blocking does wonders for cotton :-))

Posted by: Becky at May 8, 2003 12:18 AM

The colors look great.

Posted by: Melissa at May 8, 2003 5:12 AM

I love the color combo! I think a form fitting summer tee is a great idea. Very feminine.

Posted by: Cindy at May 8, 2003 5:22 AM

What Becky and Cindy said . ;-]
You knit things up so quickly,but in a quiet way ! Every time I look there's a pic of a big chunk of knitting.Have you trained the boys ? To knit,that is !

Posted by: Emma at May 8, 2003 8:43 AM

Wow those colors are great. I have been contemplating doing that pattern with Berroco's Pronto ... I can't wait to see the finished product!

Morgan

ps. Add me to smooch too please. That is another one I have been contemplating so I might as well do it when you do *lol*

Posted by: Morgan at May 8, 2003 10:31 AM

Beautiful colors and the waist shaping is perfect. Wait. I thought you were not going to knit or blog much this week? *lol*

Posted by: Kerstin at May 8, 2003 10:41 AM

Alison, this looks very good. You're a quick one. I think the thing with the kids (I have 3) is that they know when you're knitting you're happy. Works that way for me.

I really, really want to join you gals next week for Rowan #27 tank. What do I need to do besides going to get the pattern and yarn, which I'll do over the weekend. Thx

Posted by: Lynette at May 8, 2003 11:10 AM

You all are so sweet! As soon as I get the top in a semi-finished state, I'll show you how form fitting it is. I hope you're right, Becky, and I can block in a bit of breathing room!

Welcome to the knitalong, Lynette!

Posted by: alison at May 8, 2003 1:07 PM

yum -- it looks like a really yummy icecream cone of all unusual flavors!!! i want!!

Posted by: carolyn at May 8, 2003 1:37 PM

great color combinations!

Posted by: melissa at May 8, 2003 6:38 PM

Are you finding it faster to knit up doing it all in the round? I'm thinking of doing Pagan in the round - not that the magazine has arrived yet so I haven't had a chance to look at the pattern.

Posted by: Linda at May 9, 2003 5:07 AM

Linda, I am enjoying knitting it in the round. I'll have to weave in all those ends from the stripes, so I'm glad that I at least won't have to seam the sides! I was thinking of doing Pagan in the round as well (I'm planning on striping that one too). But I also really like being able to slip the work on spare yarn and try it on, so I can see how it's coming out, exactly how long it should be and where the waist shaping should be for me. I find that it's a big help!

Posted by: alison at May 9, 2003 4:25 PM